Differential behaviour of the dinitrosalicylic acid (DNS) reagent towards mono- and di-saccharide sugars

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 4748-4750

  Saqib, Abdul Aala Najmus ^a   Whitney, Philip John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Di saccharides; DNS; Lignocellulose; Mono saccharides; Reducing sugars

Indexed keywords

DI-SACCHARIDES; DNS; LIGNOCELLULOSE; MONO-SACCHARIDES; REDUCING SUGARS;

ESTIMATION; GLUCOSE; INTERNET PROTOCOLS;

BIOCATALYSTS;

CELLULOSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; SUGAR;

EID: 81555204351     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2011.09.013     Document Type: Article

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